The large dunes of San Antonio del Mar gave Joel and me a chance to let free some of the energy that can get built during long car. I chose to go for the Kung Fu kick, and as you can see my technique is nearing perfection. Joel, on the other hand, went for maximum amplitude, and could glide down to near the bottom of this dune, landing in the deep and forgiving sand. In other aerial news, we reached a pool with a diving board, and Joel attempted to teach me a gainer, or running back flip. The first tries I succeeded in between a quarter and a half rotation, landing in a tucked position with my knees and head hitting the water at the same time. The second to last attempt I layed out nearly horizontal, landing with a smack on the small of my back. If back flops could hurt more than that, I did not want to know. On the next, and final attempt, however, I found out that they could, in fact, hurt significantly more, smacking the entirety of my back on the surface of the water with a ¨SLAP!¨ that would have woken many people sleeping nearby.
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